Gujarati
4.Principles of Inheritance and Variation
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The point mutations $A$ to $G, C$ to $T, C$ to $G$ and $T$ to $A$ in $DNA$ are

A

Transition, transition, transversion and transversion respectively

B

Transition, transversion, transition and transversion respectively

C

Transversion, transversion, transition and transition respectively

D

All four are transition

Solution

(a) In transition, purine replaces purine and pyrimidine replaces pyrimidine and in transversion, a purine is replaced by pyrimidine or vice versa.

Standard 12
Biology

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